Trey the Explainerさんのイラストまとめ

Sacred Band of Thebes, Elagabalus, Achilles + Patroclus, and the Hasanlu Lovers

The french painter Paul Gauguin traveled to Tahiti and interacted with native people there who practiced traditions similar to Hawaiians. Funny enough, several Tahitians thought him to be a "Māhū" or something similar due to his flamboyant dress.

These customs were actually very common and still continue to this day in some regions of the world. There are many examples of these from the Native American "Two Spirits" to the Indian "Hijras" to "Bugis" of Indonesia.

Pride Month Day 30: Māhū
June is finally at an end & I rushed out one last (incredibly rough) queer historical figure doodle. This one isn't actually a single historical figure but rather an entire social class that existed in precolonial Hawai'i: the Māhū, a third gender.

Risotto literally wears a bondage harness... 🙄

One thing I discovered was the importance of finding “queer” role models and stories for me to look up to. For me, it was namely (among many other things) a book called The Persian Boy and - I kid you not - JoJo.

The two women are often considered the most famous female pirates in history and their story definitely should be adapted as some kind of TV drama. Made even more interesting by their close, possibly romantic, relationship

Also I love this image... look at that guy's face XD

Mary (sometimes going by "Mark) Read had a history in the British military and likely fought in a war prior to her eventual career in Piracy. She wore men's clothing and outwardly was assumed to be male.

Pride Month Day 27: Love Triangle on the High Seas?

Anne Bonny & Mary Read: Two famed 18th century Pirate-Queens of the Caribbean and according to some...more than just fighting companions...

It never ceases to amaze me how a multi-billion dollar company with thousands of artists and animators at its disposal continually steals and/or reuses artwork as a lazy and cheap way to produce content.